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Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
SOME W HERE,

SouevheIe the wind ia bloVtn,
thousht az toiled along
IN the burning heat of the noon,tde
ANA the fancy made mo strong
1ea somewhere the wilma liz hIo wtnv
lh0ugh hero. vaere / gasu and tipp
NOT breath Of air is stirring,
Not . ulJud ia the burning SKY.
somewhere the thing We long for
Ehlhts on eartb's wide bound,
somewhere the sun - SHINING
"neh winter nipe the ground.
somewhere the hOwers are spripyinY,
somewhere the corn IL Drown,
And ready unto The harvest
To feed the hungry town.
Somewhere the twilight gathers
and weary men lay by
lhe urden Of tho daytime,
And wrapped In slunbet lie.
ohewhero the day is breaking
ANA loom sni dar.ness noe:
IhouRh storms our bark are t1ss,nT.
ihefeE tO neNLete Il placid sea.
And thus, thought, 'us always,
In ihis mysterious life,
Ihere's Rlwsys El sdness some who're.
IN spite OIL ie psin and strife;
Aho somewhere the sin and sorrow
VI earth ars Known no more,
Somesntre our weary spirits
snail md & peaceful shore.
somewhere the things that try Us
shall all have I tsssd away,
AND doubt and foer no longer
Impede the perfec: day.
U brother, though the darkness
around thy soul be cast.
mo earth is rollEK eunward,
q nd light shall come at last.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
WHATS THE USE TRYING TO

buy better Suit for 81. than our
"Ironclad" Cloth? Thousands sold and
we never heard complaint.
The same can be said of our s'Iron-
clad" Overcoat. Mems sizes, $1,000.
What's the use Of paying $1,000 for
shapeIy, stylish, striped and mixed Mems
Suits! Our price is $1,000.
Our Storm Coats: styles peculiarly
our own. All the kinds and twists thaf
are necessary. S. 90 less than you'll buy
elsewhere.
What's the use OF paving $4,000 and
$22.5o for the Irish Tweed Homespuns?
Ours are $1,000 and $500.
What's the use paying $4,000 for
one of the Imported German Overcoatst
Our price is $500.
What's the use paying $1,000 fos
the Finest Overcoat9 We never asked
more and have them now at $4,000.
What's the use Of paying S., So and
So more for Children's Suits? There are
no better materials than we have. Expert
e examination will show the very best
wo kmanship in ours No two or three
dollar suits. We keep none but the best.
At IS 90 you'd get something worth hav-
ing. .-....-
WHAT. .the.use paying from So to $40
more for Suit or Overcoat2 We are
always lower in price. Put this down for
every day in the week.
Bear in mind we have alwsyson hand
returned Suits from our made to measure
agency business extending all over the
country. They are made to other peo.
ple's measure. Alittle patience in getting
fitted saves just one-half as we cut the
price in half, and great money is to be
saved here.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
WORTH READING.

II costs 6,125 an hour to ran the city
OF New York.
Asbestos cloth is being used for wear.
Ing appare! by the 6remep OF Paris.
A letter from Damascus tells ot ar.
rangements for st 'eet cars through thst
ancient city iou1dsd by Abraham, 900
years before the Ohristisn era.
Perhaps the most lucrative off 20 Il
toe national government, next 10 the
presidsacy itsert, IL the clerkship OF the
supreme coart u. w ashingtou II Yields
an ANNA. incoms in fees o! from {25,.
O00 TO $40 900
Mr.. d. L M!ism OF Waterford, Miss =,
has n maidstone which wag brought
FROM China In 1910, and which has since
Oeen used 10 $50 cures OF bites by
tnskes. spiders and nad dogs. IL not
a siag!e Instance bAs the stone failed TO
effect cure.
There is Gotten pant q, SArcosse,
Fla, whioh IS over five feet scrose the
branches and has from $50 10 400
blooms, buds and bolis. L. contains
cotton in all its stages, from the SWELL
ing bud 10 the ma,ure article Itself.
30 far as is known, there a-e only
fourteen Chinese women In New York
city. o. these, nine are married. They
obey to the letter the customs OF their
own country, where the wife 10 the
property OF her husband
The Mt. Ho.yok. Alumr " are dis
cussing the prop,iety and med Of max
ing the seminary a college. 10 give II
Its observed rank, They want an en-
dowmeLt fund Of Sl00, ,OCO, and propose
70 cal the instituuon tue "Mlry Lyon
COLLEGE,
Mr. W. Nsttl.u Williams thinks that
the instinct whi"h guides the swallow
Bouthwerd Ia autumn IL probably CT a
very practical and unpoetical Btud. Its
food IL chiet9 flying insects, whose de
velopment ceas-S with the advance oi
cold ieom the SJith, aud Ia migratin Z
: lhs bird IL s;iAp.y following its retreat
ing food supply.
/, We fad IN the New York Meaic lea
.. Journal az czce:pa from It's British
! naussako giving extraordinary &C
. couuIs of hydrophobia in Russ;a. The
> Pastearisn hOsp!tai 10 Odessa ig over.
whelmed with cases-I7 arriving with.
in ten days from different provinces
WITH l21 cases under tre1,ment from
nearer districts Each patient 10 inocu'
lated tSics u day, for tsn days, and
sometimes twenty. Blk recert degth,
are mentioned IL q pSrty OF IA Cauc4s-
isns,who hSi al been bitten by tRbiG
woif, And could aot reach tte hospita
in less thaa "a week, the doctor reInir
, ing to havs cases OF wolf bl,es iu bi,
? hands within three Days, &c encourage
? the expectation of a cure.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
FALL SUITS.

Gentlemen desiring their clothes to a.
as nicely and perfectly as possible can be
suited by Mr.. James Harding, Merchani
Tailor. No, SIG French street. Patrons o.
Mr.. Harding, who are among oar prom
nept and influential ciiz4ns, have ex
pressed themselves as exceedingly com
Portable and greatly pleased with he nea
fit OF their garments, which are alwaN
made In the latest Gtyle. French. Eng
lisb and cashmere suitings and eleths o
ail kinds, of the latest styles, are always
on hand. As cool weather and busy
times are now fast approaching, gentle
men should call and see the styles at once
SD 3m
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
ELEVEN Oit,es Inundated.

The steamer City OF Sydney srrived
n. San francisco last evening, and
brings the details Of one of the most ap'
palling disasters of modern times,
car aed by q fiood In the Yellow river
in the province of Honau. The river
byok q its banhs ON September 2Stb, and
Inundated Chtng Obow and ten other
nopulous cities. What once was rich
and densely populated plain Is now q
lave tan To thirty feet deep. The loss
of life Is inoalculable, and millions OF
inbab;ta, g are homeless and starving.
The present lake WAS the bed OF the ne
river centuries ago; the former bed OF
the river Ia dry.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
l,QlIsctipr Itens

City Auditor Newell! desires 1t under.
stood that the bills now being prepared
for the payment OF unsettled liens came
from the offics of the Street and Sewer
Department, which In now making au
effort 10 collect all uppaid liens on the
Auditor's books. While these bills
III ust be paid TO the Auditor, the bill.
are issued on account OF the strett and
Sever Department.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
A Few Accidents.

j. W. Bryan, an employe OF the
jackson and sharp Company, and
living at No 92t Walnut street, had
the fingers OF his left hand bad y cut BY
"a circular saw at the works OF that
company yesterday afternoon. The
wound was dressed by DR.. A. X.
Frantz.
Yesterday afternoon q 7-year old
child OF Mrs Kesberry, OF No. I'LL
West street, fell down stairs and fIao'
tured one OF its legs at the ankle joint.
DIR, Frsntz attended the child.
Yesterday, In the Ninth ward, two
horses belonging to John moBride, Az
tached to a threshing mschine, became
frightened and ran to Eleventh and
Market streets before caught. The ma
chine WAS slightly damaged.
On Thursday afternoon William
Stsats, living at e40 Kirkwood street,
and employed by tue jackson q Sharp
Company, had his left foot and nnk 10
badly mashed by some falling timher
DIR. Oantwell attended the wounded
man, His foot will probably be stiff
af ar the wounds heal.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
WAGON Wreoned.

Yesterday afternoon a butcher wagon
belonging 10 q farmer whose name
could not be asoertained, broke an axle
at Ninth and King streets. Ths wagon
was overturned and completely wreck
ed. The meat for market. with which
II was loaded, WAS removed OF once and
the wagon taken TO the chop for repairs.
This Was the third wagon wreck ed In
the same manner yesterday.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
Rumford Yeast Powdsr..

Marion Barland, the well known at
thority on cooking, aass: ~ commend
the baking preparations OF Pro! Hors'
ford 10 the housekeepeIs OF America.
They deserve as "rabie "a place in
the s:ora room and kitchen "a does his
Acid Phosphate in the family medicine
chest
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
Promotlon OF HOLMES.

There will be . meeting held this
evening, st7t4 Market strset, at I 80
O'Clock, for the promotion OF holiness
Mrs. j. q. Inskip will conduct the
meeting. All interested are cordially
invited 70 attend.
Tue Rev. DR.. Boo,he, on Sunday
eve ming, will presoh on the subject o,
The Church and the Wage Worker"
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
First Reception.

Washington Lodge, No. 2, knights
~ Pythias, held Ice first reception in
| Instttute Hall last evening. A large
uum Der Of ths fr!enda and mem bers OF
the order took rat In th- dancing, and
the first effort o. the lodge was con-
. etc success.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
Literary Notes.

Mr.. Kennan's article in the JaDnary
Century will be on the Russian Pro
yino,al Prisons" II will describe the
present shameless system, attempted
reforms and the effect on prisoners snd
will give their secret methods Of COM
munies,ion In changesb!e ciphers, the
knock a,DAab1>, etc.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup ia parttcn
larly recon- mended for children. 1t
Gu res coughs, oolds, Group, sorl throat,
and whoop'ng cough. IL ia pleasant
TO the tSsts, aud acts like Charm. rs
oents
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

The period Of teethlng is the most
dangerous to young children. They
should then have extra attendance and
occasional doses OF DR.. Bull's Baby
4yrup
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

No action ha4 yet been ta2en In re
gard to FIRE csc apes for the school houses
BY the committee appointed by the
Board Of Education for thst purpose.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
kye Life

|,c p.omr' action. An an
F.,or the doctor may
'rotis Consequence
[dcronp, Pnrn''o'''A'
|. and lung troubles
4 ruld be without a
| cherry Pector"'.
1 e4lIn thousands OF
Medicine ,
II, .,cs prompt rtI''i
L ay !or a thorough
|s4.n 70 be effected by
| y y Nj Vernon,
'grl AYERS 'herfE
| rr tpr Ct"up III h'i
| . ,hc worst cases
,imc by ITS 'iS'
l. ,to ase il IN s'l'i d,
oachs, Group ~
|, trr used Ayers
II ,lr best effect IN
II wonderful rr"paia-
BY lie. | had .,l,'a, a c.1,.
I'.v,ats. wa greatly
.I gwen up 10y my
la.. aud a han o' the
| rCrch IN rrai'e o o'
II. ,crtl. writes r.
e. Texas bolicy-
[tIlts use, ! -honld
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

Al EMBGhS or MF-
\ no I /. o. OF, and
L,,s, ere % requested to as-
e.. n AL, on sunday az
\ ~ q, mo purpose OF Al.
~, ot our late brother.
! !, order OF tho Noble
:" Al u. BAUad,
a
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
DEGISTER'S ORDER.
Az REG ISTER'E OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE sAOtrNTy DRI,


November llnd, 1877.
Upou the application Of JAMES II. HoF-
FECkER, Jr., Administrator OF RhCmas j.
bower, late Of Wilmington Hundred, in
said county, deceased, II Ie ordered and
directed hy the Register that the Ad-
granting of letters of Administration,
upon the estate cf the deceased. with the date
OF granting thereof, by causing Bdyerl ises
ments to De posted within forty days
from the date of t.ch letters IN SIX Of
the most public Places OF the county
OF New Castle. requiring ALI person.
having demands against The estate TO presen
the same, or abide by an Act of Assembly II
such cas- made and provided and also csus
the same to be inserted with Il the same EarlOi
IN the Daily REPVELIChN, newspaper pub
lished IN Wilmington, Del, an. to De con tin
ued therein three weeks te. o. d.
~->-~) tilyen uuder the land and seal
IL. S. Ohce OF tae Ee. .leter aforesaid, a
t@~- Wi,ninEt1G, IN sew Castle Gognt
Aforesaid, the day and wear above written.
JOHN h. BRADFORD, Register.
NorIcR-A Il pCrsont having claims against
the estate of the deceased must present the
same duly Rtiested 20 the Administrator
on or before November H. laos, abide
the Act Of Assembly IN such case made and
JAMES x. HoFFECKER Jr.,
adm uistratoT.
Address, Wilmington, Del n29
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

handsone and useful Christmas
nresent for lady woald oe psinr Vi
our velvet enbroiderei s'pper' 49,, "
ford ties, Boston H 'use 3o4 maiAe'
s,rsst surH ~ sHENRY PIKE, Prop.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

= ~ tlOEhS AND MIN
H.. s.I i.od go, 30 7 Il. OF
so..ettl, ara requested
! ~ =, or ia,o brnIher, II
: :. "a sunday az ernoon i,
4, h. osiastle :; CASTLE Hall. at
= ,fler ,, Of tho q. %.
: HEhLEY, K. ofR. y.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

l .o, ,sIHS VINO HAVE
H. Va "a lots In Mt. Salem
Ei,,'.to - TO 90 forward
4. 80 '"ior) recu-t.y be-
b,. u ~ the lots viii oe fer
N IL 10 .hetn vii, bo To-
". HnLEY,
| Secretary,
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
de.st.wats No. 90 Market
A yhKM ArPtlyArE SALE

New Garden Townsn,p, Chester County,
pa on ino IanelFter ,urupiEe, Il miles
ron. Wilmington, miles from roughEene-
mon. on tns B q. q H., oun'ainins l3e
acres OF excc,le land. we'll fenced and
wa cred, in a hith stae OF cultivation; ~
acres OF timber, with cherry AID apple or
tone house, with nilg hcuso and vault.
large barn, with ample shedding tor ~ head
Of sattie; carriage house, hog houtr, anu
tenement and spring house. A puDio
wi i seIi no A ,res with the buildings. or l.
together. II dss'rsd, the greatest part Of
tho euro 1ase money can remain on tae
property. address JOHN u wills ~,
new Garden. Uhester County, Pa. ol3-omH'
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
BIG DRIVE.

We place sale today six lots Of BOYS CARE OvEscoATs
from to I4year size, 81 to So 50. These goods were
bought for cash about half their real value We give
you the benefit Of fitthey New, Stylish and GUARANTEES
ALLwooL. Look at DRESS SUITS IN PFsNcx
ALBERT 4-BUTToN WALKING COAT SUITS of our own
make and the Housome Fur Beaver Overcoat we sch at
SIS, make
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

t.
nal BANK, >
e' 'mbs- 10, 1887.
MAJ th"4unnal meet
VI lhls bank Will lie
no. o. Tuesday, the
~ between the hours
- pufn t'' VI elccting
We A. ircrtors the sn-
- ARMSTRONG,
Cashier.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

- z.
i1kAL iiAnK OF
10 ilecenber 10, ".
|, ~ directors a ihis
,as B.nl ing iiou 80, on
=. u January, 1888, be.
i,,S, iaal : o'clooS In tao AZ
JOHN PEUPLl =.
bsEhicr.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
Or. JAYS Liniment.

A Remedy fsr al, Aches OF Pains.
This remedy came ron Paris. France tho
receipt Of dis: nSpisded French physician
nepe' before MADE known or usoi In ,bis
country. 1t relieves Gheumattsm, NeErsl-
gia, Hendscho .,prsins. Bruises etc. and
all diseases q MA or beast, rcqutriGa o8te :
nal application. SOr sale at 4O2 Market
stteot. .lsu c0saer OF cedar anu Marshall
streots. " wilnliustnu. lei. n2d-end -'u
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

|bi,.ILt ,.L ST. FOR shLE,.
kEs..s .s Z. d |elling; ha1 ali
|ctSb ., asi Is In com
,"G't. q, MARI.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

I,s,t srEtRir.s IN uLnY
/ O'Al't3n, 81 90 q share
FLlN. '' L n, sJ Jr. or
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
For Stablemen and Stockmen,
The Greatest Remedy Known for Horse
and Cattle Diseases.
For Saie.

Sold By Dr,,q0fss and Dealers Ererytrlers.
The Charles A. yogeIer CO., Balto., Md.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

FlItF
" iLM,sGroS a.
u %, ''Ie. ~ n Dec. 10, lsST
For u. ~, I oc Knoll ers. Tor
h, ,,i', vii be held al the
BIZ January 10, lsss ,
Nv" LAND Cashier
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

N" ",SDAY. AN ONYX
l h['h Isto.ls. posrls. The fin "a a
'a''hs 1t at Lighth
E-.b.f y. Y, MILLER.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
a LRo fOR 1887 TAKE

I OHR I5oi 7 a Z L
POOr Taxes are Iona
aai! needi lhs mtA,y,
{ days from this no.
le1y and make tle
!. ltico Is iinal.
| AuKtY,
:,' OF let district.
StARY,
e' : Of And distr o..
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

BOARDING - PLEASANT FkoNT
ID rooms with or without oop"' 40 20 s,v
corner of 7th and King Streets ui~o''
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
DEB, lRAH l.. WHITE.
MARIANNA u. WHITE,
Executr

LOR sALE-A VERY DEslRA Bile,
L farm or l4O acres; conveniently iocalea i,sa
niles from Wilmington; easy terms. auuiesS
iofiecker q It9fecker, Attorneys ioi hnoiisif
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17
MELCHIOR,

1 cana. ana Ammunition n OF
B. 'ID,,s, iros, b .B.sreechloadina
elsewhere at
y srhEn. ,,o.,,
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

BOARDING FOUR NICE YOUNG
ID men can get nice large front or sSsHnde s,tia
family. Reference required. No Alatnsll
street.
Daily Republican., 1887-12-17

r5OR SALE-IHE HOUSE, NO. III ".
r. Front strsal. Ap ly to GEO )ad = III.
BkA nBLt, near Dolawsr. junction, or 70
J, Au ustue No aulley, oIo Market. hiS' u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
Henry WaItrrs0n Exuiteth.
The Lord he praised.

The Lord he praised.
The two pivotal points OF the politi-
cal situation have gone against the
Republicans, horse, foot and dragons
and the Denocra ic gouse swings
away up in tie air
New York stands by the admins
tration with wet sheet and flowing
sea, and IA wind that follows fast.
Virginia repudiates Riddleberger
and nlops up the ea tn with Mahone,
like a thousand Of brick.
o. course the Dutch have captured
H Hand in Ohio, Ma>sachu eits AMI
Rhode Island, but those ist happen
to be the States the Democrats can
dispense with and on which no Demo
cratic stake, or hope, was invested.
Little f raker may loom now for
Vice President; but Brother Blaine j.
relegated to private life for four years.
The results in New York and Vir-
ginia, confirming both States to th'
Democracy, place the denomination
and re election of Grover Cleve-
land beyond the possibility OF
IL doubt. The Repuhl Cans can
put no ticket in the field to beat
h,m. His luck is triumphant. Allison
and HaWley, the strongest possible
Republican team, and, under the cir
cunstances. the likeliest, cannot avail,
the issue was fairly put on New
York, and the President has fairly
won. Hurrah for Cleveland!
We mourn for Pulitzer. We despair
of Halstead. But Gods people are
to have their seven, yea, the eight
years OF plenty, and the will OF God
be the law o. the land.
"And the starspangled banner
Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom
Shouting the battle cry of freedom"
= Courier r-Journal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
KAMSCHArKA REVELj.
A Modest BachelOr's Account Of
Il Social Dancc-sie Fled.

A dance had just ceased as we ar.
rived. and ~e took our seat in placid
ignorance of what was in store for us.
Presently the squeak of the fiddle was
heard, and instantly the ladies rushed
in search oil partners. There was a
great move in the direction OF the two
Swedes and the rest Of he party, and,
as became a modest old bachelor,
prepared to faire tapisserle with the
papas and mammas. But it was deS-
tined to be otherwise; for on raising
my eyes l found that two fair
damsels were sning for the honor
of my hand. The young women
were not beautiful. However,
there was no time to be lost.
The seal-hunter, the American
''nigger" and the tall Swede were al
ready hard at it AMI slipping my arm
around the waist of the nearest fair
enc plunged blindly into the dance.
The aH ir was SIMPLE enough at first.
The dance merely consisted in shutf-
ling sInwly around the room side by
side, the gentleman with his left arm
free, the lady accompanying the
music with a sort Of monotonous
chant. Time was OF no particular OBJ
ject and ,moking VAS permitted, and,
as we had partaken neither OF the
cranberries nor the corn-brandy, we
felt as we'll as could be expected un-
der the circumstances. 1t wts not for
lone, however. Suddenly the music
stopped everybody clapped hands aud
short and stern, the order rang out in
Russian, "Kissl" There are moments
in which even the stoutest spirit
quails. turned a desparing glance
on my partner and my heart sank
within me. All hope was gone. We
all know how in moments OF supreme
emotion the most trivial details become
indeiibiy stamped upon the mind.
The scene is now before me. ! saw
the red-haired seal hunter bend down
10 meet his fate like hero. his green
tie dangling in the air; saw g. 'llant
officer who had served her Majesty in
many climes, struggle nobly to the
last. Slowly my partners arms
dragged me down. The lips stole up
ward. nerved myself for final ef-
fsrt-and all was over. Before the
next dance l had fled.-[Cruise OF the
Aarshesa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
AhOall SOine OrAH.

Throne meant simply stool. Cow,
per should he prenonced Cooper, and
not G VIPER. Hypocrite means simply
an actor, one who clothes him self " ith
other peoples personality. Tile and
detective are from the same Aryan
root, one through the Teutonic I'm
guages, the other through the Latin
lem ple anI anatomy have Il common
origin; 80 have mber and domestic
and symp ,sium and poison. Ought we
to saw coo-cumber, c)w-cumber, o.
kew-cumber We suppose there il
little doubt but that it should be pro
nounced Cucumber. Do we shut the
door to or too ? If we mean the adverb'
ial sense of close we might use to, as
Dickens did, but it really means
"shut the door to something" and il
a proposition. 1t is better, howev"r
to use neither, and this rule hol'ls
In nearly.,sll doubtful s.-l Boston
Journal OF Education.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11

any more than the man who is six
fe 1t high can remain ignorant Of the
fact that he towers above his fellows.
He notes the pride with which
Horace, Lucretius, Ovid, Dante,
Shakespeare and Bacon have spoken
OF themselves, and quotes the Eng
lishman who wittily observed that
merit and nodesty have nothing IN
common except the initial letter. Il
have always u suspicion about modest
celebrities, ;" he adds, that they
might bo right. Goethe has frankly
said, 'Only good-for-nothings are mod
est Certainly, the great German
himself came well within the limits
uf his own estimate of worth, for no
one would ever think OF accusing him
OF being without personal poise and
absolute confidence in the powers
which influence human success. Il
begin with this" he told his mothe
AZ u small boy, ''later OH in life
shall distinguish myself in far other
way" The fact is that as long as
he lived Goethe believed in oracles,
and vas IS willing as Rousseau to
trust h fortunes to the merest pro-
cesses OF chance.
Rousseau was to be saved in the
other world ii the stone he threw hit
the tree at which it was aimed, and
had Goethe caught the plunge OF the
valuable poe ket-knife which he tossed
into the Iii er Laun from behind the
bushes where he stood, he might have
become q painter instead of poet.
There may be u divinity that shapes
the ends of all men, but only the ex-
ceptioaal individual seems at all con-
srious of the fact, or in the way OF
turninc it to practical account by ac-
! tually relying upon it in daily life.
Thus it comes about that demOniac
men, men OF Il definite bent and di-
riction which they cannot resist, are
given TO trusting more than those
whose standpoint is merely personal
and commonplace. Greene, the his
torian. tells us that Elizabeth had.
rs all strong natures have, an un-
founded confluence in her luck"
Her m ,je-ty Counts much on fortuI O.
Walsingilan wrote bitterly; Il wish
she would trust more in AL
mighty God. Lincoln never for
al instant doubted that he was
formed for some great ,r miserable
end" and talked freely about the im-
preston to this effect, which had
b Ell with him all his life, and which,
after the year l840, assumed the char
act,.r of y p siti conviction.
HIS hiographer ass rts that this pre-
sentiment was as clear and certain as
any image conveyed by the senses.
The star under which he was born
was ut once brilliant and malignant
The horoscope was cast, fixed, ire
verSible, and he had no more power
to divert it in the minutest particular
than he had to reverse the law OF
gravitation. IL Atlantic Monthly.